몰래카메라

Korean

Alternative forms

Etymology

From 몰래 (mollae, “secretly”) +‎ 카메라 (kamera, “camera”).
Derives from the name of a popular 1991~1992 television show that featured hidden camera pranks[1] (sense 1).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [mo̞ɭɭɛkʰa̠me̞ɾa̠] ~ [mo̞ɭɭe̞kʰa̠me̞ɾa̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [몰래카메라/몰레카메라]
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?mollaekamera
Revised Romanization (translit.)?mollaekamela
McCune–Reischauer?mollaek'amera
Yale Romanization?mollay.khameyla

Noun

몰래카메라 • (mollaekamera)

  1. candid camera
  2. secret camera; hidden camera
    Synonym: 도촬 (dochwal)

References

  1. ^ “몰래카메라의 추억, 불만제로와 기무사를 재는 잣대”, in Mediaus‎[1] (in Korean), 4 May 2025 (last accessed)
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